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Homegrown wedding: Bay Area Chabad first: Raised in Berkeley, now husband and wife

First and foremost, the wedding of Rivkie Ferris to Rabbi Dovid Feld is a great love story.

Ten years ago, at the age of 11, Rivkie was told by her heart that Dovid was going to be her future husband, and it was at that moment — at Dovid’s bar mitzvah — that she decided precisely how she was going to bring about their union: By avoiding him for the next 10 years.

Wedding: Feld – Ferris


Homegrown wedding: Bay Area Chabad first: Raised in Berkeley, now husband and wife

First and foremost, the wedding of Rivkie Ferris to Rabbi Dovid Feld is a great love story.

Ten years ago, at the age of 11, Rivkie was told by her heart that Dovid was going to be her future husband, and it was at that moment — at Dovid’s bar mitzvah — that she decided precisely how she was going to bring about their union: By avoiding him for the next 10 years.

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New Engagement!

JJ Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) to Nechama Solomon (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Dovid Ezagui (Brooklyn, NY) to Chava Sorkin (Brooklyn, NY)
New Engagement!

Hushi Kot (Tallinn, Estonia) to Chani Wilhelm (Morristown, NJ) L’Chaim: Today, Monday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Velvel Reikhtman (Montreal, Canada) to Channah Kagan (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)
New Engagement!

Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
New Engagement!

Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)
New Engagement!

Pesach Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Tzipporah Yasmine Holloway (Orlando, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Saaks (Chicago, IL) to Leeba Grossbaum (Paramus, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)

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New Engagement!

Ya’akov Silverman (Tysons Corner, VA) to Chaya Raizel Michaelson (Glastonbury, CT)
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Minkowitz (Fort Myers, FL) to Shani Silver (Mequon, WI)
New Engagement!

Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom

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Bochurim at the Yeshivas Lubavitch of Manchester, England, gathered this week for a group photo with the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Akiva Cohen, Rabbi Moshe Wolberg and staff.

Picture of the Day! – Manchester Group Photo!

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Bochurim at the Yeshivas Lubavitch of Manchester, England, gathered this week for a group photo with the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Akiva Cohen, Rabbi Moshe Wolberg and staff.

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Being a member of Hanhala in a Yeshiva, and involved in Chinuch for a few years in various Yeshivas (ranging from the vocational schools to the so-called “best” yeshivos) I take issue with the topics brought to light in this article (Op-Ed: The Destroyers) and especially the tone in which this was presented.

Since I am a member of Hanhala I must clarify that although I will try as much as possible to be objective, some points may sound biased due to my extensive involvement in the running of a Yeshiva. I am sure that there are exceptions to the rule, and not everything I write applies to 100% of the cases, and once in a while (5% maximum) there is a rotten apple in the bunch which does not fulfill his job to the fullest extent.

As opposed to the previous Op-Ed which is a unsigned Pashkvil, I am not hiding behind a the anonymity of the Internet, my email is: HanhalaMember@gmail.com Anyone who wishes to seriously discuss this issue can contact me and I will identify myself to them.

Op-Ed: A Expose from a “Destroyer”

Being a member of Hanhala in a Yeshiva, and involved in Chinuch for a few years in various Yeshivas (ranging from the vocational schools to the so-called “best” yeshivos) I take issue with the topics brought to light in this article (Op-Ed: The Destroyers) and especially the tone in which this was presented.

Since I am a member of Hanhala I must clarify that although I will try as much as possible to be objective, some points may sound biased due to my extensive involvement in the running of a Yeshiva. I am sure that there are exceptions to the rule, and not everything I write applies to 100% of the cases, and once in a while (5% maximum) there is a rotten apple in the bunch which does not fulfill his job to the fullest extent.

As opposed to the previous Op-Ed which is a unsigned Pashkvil, I am not hiding behind a the anonymity of the Internet, my email is: HanhalaMember@gmail.com Anyone who wishes to seriously discuss this issue can contact me and I will identify myself to them.

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by Tamar Runyan - Chabad.org

Built in 1858, the Tzemach Tzedek Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem was the only Jewish place of worship not destroyed by Arab forces during Israel’s War for Independence. (Photo: Neal Ungerleider)

When Shalom Elcott started bringing missions to Israel as CEO of the Jewish Federation of Orange County in California, he always made a point of beginning his tours at Jerusalem’s Western Wall for an inspirational Friday night. After the onset of Shabbat, he would take his group back to its hotel for dinner with a guest speaker.

Lives Intersect at Historic Jerusalem Synagogue

by Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org

Built in 1858, the Tzemach Tzedek Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem was the only Jewish place of worship not destroyed by Arab forces during Israel’s War for Independence. (Photo: Neal Ungerleider)

When Shalom Elcott started bringing missions to Israel as CEO of the Jewish Federation of Orange County in California, he always made a point of beginning his tours at Jerusalem’s Western Wall for an inspirational Friday night. After the onset of Shabbat, he would take his group back to its hotel for dinner with a guest speaker.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Sets of similar graffiti tags have been spotted and reported to CrownHeights.info. The graffiti found was laced with anti-Semitic undertones that have residents concerned.

The graffiti consisted of the numbers 187, a Star of David, and sometimes a swastika. A source in the NYPD indicated that the characteristics of this particular ‘tag’ are attributed to the Crips gang, while a similar tag was attributed to the Fame gang.

Graffiti Indicates New Gang Activity in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Sets of similar graffiti tags have been spotted and reported to CrownHeights.info. The graffiti found was laced with anti-Semitic undertones that have residents concerned.

The graffiti consisted of the numbers 187, a Star of David, and sometimes a swastika. A source in the NYPD indicated that the characteristics of this particular ‘tag’ are attributed to the Crips gang, while a similar tag was attributed to the Fame gang.

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Lighters and Fighters

By Getzy Markowitz – Jewish Thought in Simple Words

President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call from the Oval Office, Monday, June 8, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

The Obama administration may have offended a significant number of Israelis by releasing a photo of the President displaying the soles of his shoes, rested atop the Resolute desk while on a call with the Israeli premier. To Middle Easterners, showing the bottom of ones shoes is considered a low insult. Yet, whether or not the President meant any harm or hint in his casual pose, it is certainly insulting to the office of the President to be captured in that position.

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Photo Gallery: Crown Heights Welcomes New Torah

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Sunday afternoon, Reb Michoel’s Minyan hosted a Siyum Sefer Torah honoring the life and legacy of Rabbi Michoel Tietelbaum OBM. The writing of the last letters began at Oholei Torah Mesivta, followed by the traditional procession which proceed up Troy Ave onto Crown St where the talmidim of Lubavitcher Yeshiva and Darcha Menachem joined the tahalucha. The parade then proceeded to Kingston Ave to the front of 770, where Hakofos took place.

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The Lieblich family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their wife and mother, Rivkah Yehudis Lieblich OBM of Flatbush.

They will be sitting Shiva this entire week at 821 Montgomery Street [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Davenning times are:
Shacharis, two Minyamin at 7:00am and 8:00am
Mincha, two Minyamin at 8:00 P.M.
Maariv, two Minyamin Bizmana
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B'soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V'yerushalayim

Info to be Menachem Avel the Lieblich Family

The Lieblich family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their wife and mother, Rivkah Yehudis Lieblich OBM of Flatbush.

They will be sitting Shiva this entire week at 821 Montgomery Street [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Davenning times are:

Shacharis, two Minyamin at 7:00am and 8:00am
Mincha, two Minyamin at 8:00 P.M.
Maariv, two Minyamin Bizmana

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B’soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V’yerushalayim

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